Many of These Plants Older Than Dinosaurs Face Extinction
Cycads have changed a great deal since they first appeared around 280 million years ago, and habitat loss and illegal trade are now threats
Heavy Bones Helped Some Spinosaurs Swim
The crock-snouted dinosaurs were just as capable in the water as on land
Paleontologists Uncover the Oldest Sabertoothed Predator
Fossil jaw shows earliest evidence of a specialized carnivore with scimitar-shaped fangs
Asteroid That Decimated the Dinosaurs Struck in Spring
Clues from fossil fish help scientists pinpoint the season when Earth’s fifth mass extinction began
Why Smuggled Fossils Are Hurting Paleontology
Parachute science and lingering colonialism in fossil studies have negatively impacted the discipline
Whales Once Walked Along the Coasts of North America
Increasing fossil finds are helping researchers understand how such early whales made their way to the continent
The Top Ten Dinosaur Discoveries of 2021
The key finds and moments in a year packed with amazing stories about the terrible lizards
Dinosaur Embryos Tucked Themselves in Just Like Birds
A stunning fossil egg has allowed paleontologists to find new clues about a dinosaur’s early development
The Ten Best Science Books of 2021
From captivating memoirs by researchers to illuminating narratives by veteran science journalists, these works affected us the most this year
Giant Sea Lizards Ruled the Waves While T. Rex Roamed on Land
A new fossil discovery shows marine reptiles called mosasaurs lived up until the asteroid impact that killed non-avian dinosaurs
Modern Crocodiles Are Evolving at a Rapid Rate
Despite their reputation as "living fossils," crocodiles have changed dramatically in the last two million years
New, Giant Carnivorous Dinosaur Was a Terror to Smaller Tyrannosaurs
A fossil jaw reveals the large predator lived 90 million years ago
Woolly Mammoths Roamed Far and Wide Just Like Living Elephants
A new analysis of a mammoth tusk tracks the movements of an Ice Age icon
Tyrannosaurs Dominated Their Cretaceous Ecosystems
Studies of body size and bite force show that the predators, from babies to adults, filled many niches in their environment
Other Mammals, Not Dinosaurs, Kept Our Ancestors Down
The asteroid impact that ended the Cretaceous gave our mammalian ancestors, the therians, an edge over their mammalian competitors
Dinosaurs Nested in the High Arctic
Tiny fossils of polar dinosaurs suggest that the reptiles stayed year-round
World's 'Smallest Dinosaur' Revealed to Be a Mystery Reptile
Paleontologists analyzed two skulls and made the call, but aren't sure about the exact type of animal they've discovered
Dinosaurs Evolved Flight at Least Three Times
A new study finds that many feathered dinosaurs were more aerodynamic than previously thought
The Softer Side of Sabercats
The iconic fanged predators may have raised their young for years—dragging baby mastodon bones home for them and slowly teaching them how to hunt
An Ode to the World's Most Average Dinosaurs
They lacked the gargantuan size and spikes of the species museums often celebrate, but these species are how paleontologists learn about the Mesozoic
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